House GOP’s Next Move: Go To Conference On Spending Bill

The House Rules Commitee will meet at 10:30 p.m. ET Monday to consider a rule that would allow House GOP leadership to request a conference to negotiate with Senate Democrats on the temporary government spending bill, a House Rules Committee aide told TPM.

House leadership makes the move with less than two hours until a government shutdown and an hour after the Senate rejected the House’s latest anti-Obamacare provisions tied to the spending bill.

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s office issued the following whip alert announcing a late-night vote on the above plan:

The House will follow regular order and consider a rule that adopts a motion insisting on our last amendment and requesting a conference with the Senate. This will send the CR, our amendment, and our request for a conference back to the Senate.

UPDATE 11:27 p.m. ET:

The House Rules Committee passed a resolution to to go to conference committee with the Senate.